Buildings that changed Texas

May 17, 2013 |Houston Chronicle Web Staff

These 11 structures scattered across the Lone State State are more than just buildings, they forever changed Texas. Learn from architecture professor Stephen Fox how the buildings helped shape the state.

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Mission San Antonio de Valero (The Alamo)

What Fox said: The Alamo, which was built between the 1750s-1780s, is significant as the first Franciscan mission in Texas, built by indigenous master builders; as a battle site during Texas war of independence; and as the object of 19th and 20th-century historic preservation and interpretation initiatives.

What Fox said: The Alamo, which was built between the 1750s-1780s, is significant as the first Franciscan mission in Texas, built by indigenous master builders; as a battle site during Texas war of independence; and as the object of 19th and 20th-century historic preservation and interpretation initiatives.